[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9878]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO NANCY JEAN PRICE

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, next week, on June 2, Ms. Nancy Jean Price 
will retire from my office having served the people of South Carolina 
for over 30 years as a congressional constituent liaison. I rise today 
to recognize the outstanding service and dedication she demonstrated 
throughout her extensive and distinguished career.
  A native South Carolinian, Jean is the daughter of Mr. Joe B. and 
Mrs. Trula W. Price. She graduated from Lander University in Greenwood 
and began her career as a congressional staffer in the office in the 
officer of former U.S. Representative Butler Derrick, who represented 
South Carolina's Third Congressional District from 1974 to 1994. Jean 
wore many hats for Congressman Derrick in his Anderson, SC, district 
office. Whether working as a constituent liaison, a special events 
coordinator, a caseworker, or even as a manager, Jean went above and 
beyond what was required to address any task or challenge she 
confronted.
  Following Congressman Derrick's retirement in 1994, I was elected to 
Congress and was fortunate Jean accepted a constituent services 
position in my Aiken office. After my election to the Senate in 2002, I 
promoted Jean to low-country regional director, and she helped 
establish our office in Mt. Pleasant.
  In the 12 years Jean has worked on my staff, she has consistently and 
selflessly served constituents, answered questions, and solved 
countless problems. In doing so, Jean has garnered the personal and 
professional respect and admiration of her friends and colleagues. She 
is an upstanding member of society. She represents the very finest in 
Christian values dedicating much of her free time to church and 
community work in various leadership and service positions. But above 
all, Jean has been dedicated to her family.
  While well deserved, Jean's retirement is a great loss for me and the 
State of South Carolina. Her service heart will serve as the gold 
standard for all staff that follow behind her. I will miss Jean, but I 
wish her a prosperous retirement and great success and happiness in the 
future.

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